The goals of this unit are the following:

Understand how the Periodic Table is used to classify elements and predict their behavior.
Learn how the average atomic mass is determined for an element.
Understand the makeup of an atom and its parts.
Learn how to combine atoms using the Periodic Table.
Learn that not all isotopes of an element are stable and some can be radioactive.
Learn how to read and balance chemical equations.

The challenge at the end of this chapter will be to create a game that will "actively involve the players in learning what the periodic table is and how it is used in science." (Active Physical Science)

Quiz Tips:

Know the characteristics of metal and nonmetals
Know what the Law of Definite Proportions means
Know what makes up the mass of an atom
Be able to describe the experiments that led to the discovery of electrons and protons
Know what 3 parts make up and atom, where they are located and what their charge is
Be able to "follow the yellow brick road" to write the electron configuration for an atom
Understand and explain why column 18 is named "The Noble Gases"
Know the valence electron count for columns 1-2 & 13-18 on the periodic table.